One corner of the “black” room. Sarah helped stage the shelves, and there’s the grandfather clock that I saw at the Colorado History Museum 🙂 I like the cow bell from my grandpa’s dairy farm and the hurricane lantern from the old A Ice and Coal business sitting next to each other.

I love those pea green curtains against the black, and I got that coffee table at the thrift. The couch was a find at the ReStore for 40 bucks. Another chandelier from eBay.

World cup on the tele. Gorgeous fireplace was a housewarming gift from Sarah. It’s an old cyrpess mantle that she stripped.

So the porch is a work in progress, but this is where we are after a little bit of work. The railing will go, the posts need reinforcements and work, the paint will change… But at least for now it’s a place I want to be, with chairs and a little outdoor rug. I spray painted the folding chairs ala Pinterest. I will say that almost everyone told me not to, that it wouldn’t work, etc., but I’m glad that I ignored their naysaying. I’m lovin’ the pretty blue. I recovered the rocker cushion with fabric from the thrift, and I also spray painted the body. It’s not the prettiest paint job, given the super dry wood that fairly sucked up the four cans of antique white I sprayed, but I like it 🙂

There’s much to be said about this kitchen. So much work went into it, from assembling the cabinets, to leveling them, to putting the faces on, to the pulls, the countertops, the farmhouse sink, the electrical, gas, plumbing, the corrugated steel, the hood, the appliances, the island, the floors… Oh god. It was a lot, and it is a big part of the reason that I did not see my husband for the past two months. It is, however, beautiful. A masterpiece, if you will.